Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alfred Hills
— married
about 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Annie Mary Gastineau Hills, Gwendolyn Edith Hills, Ethel Kate (Hills) Peacocke, Arthur Millias Hills and Arthur Stanley Hills
Died about
at about age 42
in New Zealand
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Biography
Mary was born about 1842. She passed away about 1889.
In the 1861 census Mary (age 19) was the unmarried daughter of George Henry Millais in Saint Helier, Jersey.[1]
In the 1871 census Mary (age 29) was the governess of Charles Henry Smith in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England.[2]
Mary's marriage to Alfred Hills was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1871 in the Lambeth district.[3]
Emmigrated to New Zealand
Died in New Zealand in 1889 (age 42) death reg: 1889/1708
Census Data
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| George Henry Millais | Head | Married | M | 56 | Agent S H W Railway Cl & Rl Ex... | Channel Islands |
| Mary Sarah Millais | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 19 | Channel Islands | |
| Rosa Ann Millais | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 16 | Scholar | Channel Islands |
| Henry William Millais | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | Scholar | Channel Islands |
| George Ernest Millais | Son | Unmarried | M | 9 | Scholar | Channel Islands |
| Isabella Kete Millais | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 6 | Scholar | Channel Islands |
| Florence Ada Millais | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 3 | Channel Islands | |
| Charlotte Stevens | Servant | Unmarried | F | 34 | Nurse | England |
| Margaret Jones | Servant | Unmarried | F | 17 | Servant Of All Work | England |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charles Henry Smith | Head | Married | M | 43 | Manufacturer | Camberwell, Surrey |
| Sarah Georgina Smith | Wife | Married | F | 35 | ||
| John H Monk Smith | Son | M | 7 | Risley, Derbyshire | ||
| Robert L Monk Smith | Son | M | 6 | Radcliffe On Trent, Nottinghamshire | ||
| Sarah L Monk Smith | Daughter | F | 12 | Risley, Derbyshire | ||
| Florence L Monk Smith | Daughter | F | 9 | Risley, Derbyshire | ||
| Mary Euice Monk Smith | Daughter | F | 1 | Radcliffe On Trent, Nottinghamshire | ||
| Mary Sarah Millais | Governess | F | 29 | Surrey | ||
| Rosina M Schafer | Servant | F | 32 | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Susan Burch | Servant | F | 27 | Little Hale, Lincolnshire | ||
| Sarah Philips | Servant | F | 32 | Malpas, Cheshire | ||
| Alice E Belton | Servant | F | 25 | Worcestershire | ||
| Matilda E Ward | Servant | F | 15 | Brixworth, Northamptonshire |
Research Notes
- Pudsey family tree says Millais, and that she is supposedly connected to the famous painter John Everett Millais Bt PRA (1829-1896)
- death is in NZ has age as 42 giving DOB as 1847 where census sources have dob as 1842
- FS profile FamilySearch Person: 99W8-JFC has a marriage as follows but without source.
Marriage
27 June 1871
St Saviour, Ruskin Park, England
FamilySearch Person: 99W8-JFC Street-283 21:01, 1 August 2023 (UTC) - St Saviour, Ruskin Park is on Herne Hill Road, London, SE24 0AY
- 1871 census has birth place as Surrey not Channel Islands, need to see the image as may be Jersey. Street-283 12:14, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
- Mary's daughter Hills was baptised in England, United Kingdom.[4] is this Annie Mary Gastineau 1873-1938
Sources
- ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: M75N-T69 (accessed 3 August 2023)
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Mary Sarah Millais (19), unmarried daughter, in household of George Henry Millais (56) in Saint Helier in Jersey registration district in Jersey. Born in Channel Islands. - ↑
1871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: VB6R-YM2 (accessed 3 August 2023)
FindMyPast Image
Mary Sarah Millais (29) governess in household of Charles Henry Smith (43) in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Surrey. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
Volume: 1D; Page: 394A
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023)
Mary Sarah Millias marriage registered Apr-May-Jun 1871 in Lambeth. - ↑
Baptism of daughter Hills:
"Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007908530; FHL microfilm: 1419470; Record number: 279; Packet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: XT87-QHK (accessed 3 August 2023)
Mary Millais's daughter Hills baptism in England, United Kingdom.
- personal family tree drawn by Brian Lidster in 1970's
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